"television show ""Hannah Montana"". Most recently she starred as Tichina Arnold in the Lifetime biopic ""Surviving Compton"". She appears as recurring character, Simone Burch, on long-running CBS soap opera, ""The Young and the Restless"" and will co-star in Freeform's ""Life-Size 2"" in December 2018 opposite Tyra Banks and Francia Raisa. Shanica Knowles Shanica Channell Knowles (born November 17, 1990) is an American actress and singer, best known for her roles in ""Surviving Compton"", ""Jump In!"", and ""Hannah Montana"". Despite numerous reports and sharing the last name, she has stated that she is unaware of any relation to singers Beyoncé and"
"59th Annual Grammy Awards (2017), Knowles won her first Grammy Award, for Best R&B Performance for her song ""Cranes in the Sky"", the lead and only single from her debut studio album ""A Seat at the Table"" (2016), which was Knowles' first Grammy Award nomination. Knowles has also won a BET Award, a Soul Train Music Award, a Webby Award, and more. In 2017, she also won ""Glamour"" Award for Woman of the Year, and became the first winner of ""Billboard"" Women in Music Impact Award. Solange Knowles Solange Piaget Knowles (; born June 24, 1986), also known as Solange,"
"In June 2003, Mathew Knowles announced that Destiny's Child would expand back to a quartet, revealing Knowles' younger sister, Solange, as the latest addition to the group. Destiny's Child had previously recorded songs with Solange and shared the stage when she temporarily replaced Rowland after she broke her toes while performing. Their manager, however, said the idea was used to test reactions from the public. In August 2003, Knowles herself confirmed that her sister would not be joining in the group, and instead promoted Solange's debut album, ""Solo Star"", released in January 2003. Three years after the hiatus, members of"
"On November 16, 2014, Knowles married music video director Alan Ferguson in New Orleans, Louisiana. Knowles was born in third ward Houston, Texas, to Mathew Knowles and Tina Knowles. Solange's older sister is singer Beyoncé. Her father, originally from Alabama, is African American, and her mother, originally from southern Louisiana, is Creole (with African, Native American, and French ancestry). Her maternal grandparents are Lumis Beyincé and Agnéz Deréon, (a seamstress). She is also a descendant of Acadian leader Joseph Broussard. As a child, Knowles studied dance and theater. At the age of five, she made her singing debut at an"
"just the first name she uses when singing; for ""Bring It On: All or Nothing"", she was billed as Solange Knowles-Smith, reflecting her married state at the time. After the release of her debut album, Knowles started acting in films followed by a career break. While she was married, her family moved to Idaho, and, while staying there, resumed writing songs including the singles ""Get Me Bodied"" and ""Upgrade U"" from her sister's second solo album, ""B'Day"". Knowles earned the R&B and Hip-Hop Song accolade for ""Get Me Bodied"" at the 2008 ASCAP Awards. She had also written songs for"
"Michel'le Michel'le Denise Toussant (; born December 5, 1970), known mononymously as Michel'le, is an American R&B singer and songwriter. She is best known for her songs from the late–1980s to early–1990s. Her most notable songs were two ""Billboard"" R&B chart toppers ""No More Lies"" (a top 10 hit on the Hot 100) and ""Something In My Heart"". Her signature childlike speaking voice is a startling contrast to her strong and soulful singing vocals. Between 2013 and 2015, Michel'le was one of six members on the TV One reality show """". Michel'le was originally a featured female vocalist on World"
"Charlotta Seuerling Charlotta Antonia ""Charlotte Antoinette"" Seuerling (1782/84 – 25 September 1828), was a blind Swedish concert singer, harpsichordist, composer and poet, known as ""The Blind Song-Maiden"". She was active in Sweden, Finland and Russia. Her last name is also spelled as ""Seijerling"" and ""Seyerling"". Her first name was Charlotta Antoinetta (or Antonia), but in the French fashion of the time, she was often called Charlotte Antoinette. She was the author of the popular song ""Sång i en melankolisk stund"". Charlotta Seuerling was the daughter of Carl Gottfried Seuerling and Margareta Seuerling, actors and directors of a travelling theatre company."
"Carole Fredericks Carole Denise Fredericks (June 5, 1952 – June 7, 2001) was an American singer best known for her work in French music. She was the younger sister of Taj Mahal. Between 1990 and 1996 she was in the trio Fredericks Goldman Jones alongside singer-songwriter Jean-Jacques Goldman and Welsh–French guitarist Michael Jones. Carole Denise Fredericks was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, on June 5, 1952, the youngest of Mildred and Harry Fredericks' five children. She and her siblings were raised in Springfield and were educated in the public school system. Her mother who was originally from Bennettsville, South Carolina, sang"
"James W. Dodge Memorial Foreign Language Advocate Award in recognition of the spotlight they shine on the vast potential of music to foster genuine intercultural communication and to maintain cultural heritages. 2004 JUST PLAIN FOLKS (JPF) MUSIC AWARDS Carole Fredericks Carole Denise Fredericks (June 5, 1952 – June 7, 2001) was an American singer best known for her work in French music. She was the younger sister of Taj Mahal. Between 1990 and 1996 she was in the trio Fredericks Goldman Jones alongside singer-songwriter Jean-Jacques Goldman and Welsh–French guitarist Michael Jones. Carole Denise Fredericks was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, on"
"she will be using to release her third full-length album and future music projects distributed through Sony. Solange also collaborated with The Lonely Island on the song ""Semicolon"" which was featured as part of YouTube's Comedy Week and is featured on The Lonely Island's album, ""The Wack Album"". On November 11, 2013, Knowles' record label released its first compilation album, ""Saint Heron"". On May 15, 2015 Knowles performed ""Rise"" for the first time at an HBO-sponsored event, which was inspired by police killings in Ferguson and Baltimore and the subsequent protests. In July 2015, Knowles announced that her third studio"
"that year fell 12% after the announcement she was postponing. Playing her rescheduled dates in 2018, Beyoncé became the first black woman ever to headline the festival. In its nearly twenty years of existence, the festival has only had two other women solo headliners, Lady Gaga (who replaced Beyoncé in 2017) and Björk (2002 and 2007). Even prior to Beyoncé's performance, the nickname ""Beychella"" emerged for the 2018 festival. Tina Knowles-Lawson, mother of Beyoncé and Solange Knowles, later said that prior to the show, she had expressed reservations about the performance Beyoncé had planned, worried that the largely white audience"
"Nancy Nova Carol Ann Holness, better known by her stage name Nancy Nova, is a singer and songwriter from London, largely active from 1978 to 1983. She is the daughter of former ""Blockbusters"" host Bob Holness and sister of Ros Holness, who was a member of 1980s new-wave group Toto Coelo. Nova attended Bristol Old Vic Theatre School for three years from the age of 18. She initially found success as a songwriter for Jesse Green, writing the single ""Flip"". She was a featured artist on the Italian television programme ""Non Stop"" for six weeks and her single, ""Akiri Non"
"chart; ""Rolling Stone"" magazine labelled it her breakthrough single. In support of the album, Knowles began the Solange Presents Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams Tour in Britain in November 2008. Knowles also co-wrote ""Scared of Lonely"" and ""Why Don't You Love Me"" for her sister's third studio album ""I Am... Sasha Fierce"". Knowles announced, via her blog HadleyStreetJournal.com, that she would be releasing a series of mixtapes to coincide with the album. The first mixtape, ""I Can't Get Clearance..."", includes the leaked track ""Fuck the Industry (Signed Sincerely)"". On this record, Knowles expressed her views on the current state"
"band, and played the alto saxophone. At the age of 16, with both parents' consent, she officially changed her name to Norah Jones.<ref name=""https://www.npr.org/2013/10/20/237107030/anoushka-shankar-and-norah-jones-half-sisters-collaborate-at-last""></ref> Jones always had an affinity for the music of Bill Evans and Billie Holiday, among other ""oldies"". She once said, ""My mom had this eight-album Billie Holiday set; I picked out one disc that I liked and played that over and over again"". As a child, Jones began singing in church and also took piano and voice lessons. She still attends church. She considers herself spiritual and appreciates the rituals of her church but does not"
"debut solo album ""On Patrol"" in September 2006 under her own name. ""On Patrol"" was recorded because Monique played the leading role in the television series ""Parels & Zwijnen"" in which she sang jazz covers and thought that the songs deserved to be released as well. The album peaked at #35 in the Dutch album charts. Loïs Lane (band) Loïs Lane is a Dutch girl group consisting of the sisters Suzanne and Monique Klemann. The group is known in the United States as Lois L, because the group was named after Lois Lane, the girlfriend of Superman. The group was"
"Jennifer Nettles Jennifer Odessa Nettles (born September 12, 1974) is an American country music singer, songwriter and actress. She is best known as the lead vocalist of the duo Sugarland alongside Kristian Bush. Before Sugarland's inception, she also fronted Atlanta-based bands called Soul Miner's Daughter and Jennifer Nettles Band. She also charted as a duet partner on the country version of rock band Bon Jovi's 2006 single ""Who Says You Can't Go Home,"" a Number One hit on the ""Billboard"" country charts. Nettles was born and raised in the small town of Douglas, Georgia, graduating from Coffee High School. Nettles"
"Frears' film ""Philomena"" (2013) and in Lars von Trier's film ""Nymphomaniac"" (2014). Sophie Kennedy Clark Sophie Kennedy Clark (born 1990) is a Scottish actress. She is the daughter of actress and singer Fiona Kennedy and the granddaughter of singer Calum Kennedy. Her first big break came when she starred as David Tennant's eldest daughter in the television series ""Single Father"". She next went on to do theatre in London's Southwark Playhouse in Eight Women and had appeared in a handful of projects including Lauren in the episode of ""Black Mirror"" entitled ""The National Anthem"". In 2012, she made a short"
"soul is languid, rich, lifted by airy, Minnie Riperton–esque trills on the gorgeous likes of 'Cranes in the Sky' or the darkly glimmering 'Don't Wish Me Well'; it's a world away from 2008's peppier, poppier ""Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams"" or 2012's indie-crossover-hit ""True"" EP. Guest spots from artists as diverse as Lil Wayne, Sampha, Tweet and Kelela only serve to amplify Solange's fascinating voice. It's safe to say that though big sis Beyoncé has run her close recently, she's once more the most [""sic""] intriguing Knowles sibling."" Gerrick D. Kennedy from ""Los Angeles Times"" wrote: ""Those two worlds"
"icy lake.”"". The song also references actor Tom Cruise, television host Oprah Winfrey, singers Christina Aguilera and Pat Benatar, chess prodigy Bobby Fischer and the elevator fight between rapper Jay Z and Beyoncé’s sister, Solange Knowles (""“slap a rapper like Solange Knowles”""). Cosby Sweater ""Cosby Sweater"" is a song by Australian hip hop group, Hilltop Hoods. It was released as the third single from the group's seventh studio album, ""Walking Under Stars"" (2014). In Australia, ""Cosby Sweater"" peaked at No. 4 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, becoming Hilltop Hoods' highest charting single to date and their third top ten"
"Coleen Nolan Coleen Patricia Nolan (born 12 March 1965) is an English singer, television presenter and author. She came to prominence as the youngest member of the Irish family girl group The Nolans, in which she sang with her sisters. She subsequently became a panellist on the chat show ""Loose Women"" from 2000 to 2011, and from 2013 onwards. As a member of The Nolans she first performed on television in 1974. She was a full-time member of the group from 1980 to 1994. The group was particularly successful in Japan, where they won the Tokyo Music Festival in 1981"
"music. Lois Reeves Sandra Delores Reeves (born April 12, 1948), better known as Lois Reeves, is an American singer, most notable for being the younger sister of Motown legend Martha Reeves, for having replaced popular Martha and the Vandellas member Betty Kelly as member of her sister's group in 1967, and for later singing background for records by Al Green in the 1970s as a member of the backing group Quiet Elegance. Lois' nickname was ""Pee Wee"" as she is only 5'1"" tall. The daughter of Elijah Joshua Reeves and Ruby Lee Gilmore, Lois was part of a family of"
"amusement park. She began writing songs at the age of nine. At 13, she decided to pursue recording, but her parents initially advised her to wait. At the age of 15 Knowles replaced a departed dancer and performed with her sister's group Destiny's Child on tour. During the group's opening stint for American pop singer Christina Aguilera's tour, Knowles temporarily replaced Destiny's Child member Kelly Rowland after she broke her toes backstage during a costume change. When Knowles was 16, her father, who was then also her manager, signed her to his recording company, Music World Entertainment, along with Columbia."
"Angeles, California. Alexsandra Wright Alexsandra Wright is a Canadian actress known for her television and movie work and for her high-profile relationship with Mathew Knowles, who is Beyoncé's and Solange Knowles' father. Wright was born on February 17, 1971, in Montreal, Quebec. Wright started acting in 1989 with the television movie ""Third Degree Burn"". Her role in the film was uncredited. A decade later, Wright appeared in the television show ""JAG"" as Petty Officer Colzie in the Psychic Warrior episode. She switched to film acting for ""Love Beat The Hell Outta Me"", a 2000 drama. In 2001, Wright appeared in"
"Solo Star Solo Star is the debut album by American singer Solange Knowles, released by Columbia Records and Music World on December 26, 2002 in Japan and January 21, 2003 in the United States. It debuted and peaked at number forty-nine on the U.S. ""Billboard"" 200 and number twenty-three on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in early February 2003. The album produced two singles: ""Feelin' You"" (featuring N.O.R.E.) and ""Crush"" (later renamed to ""Don't Fight the Feeling""). ""Feelin' You"" reached no. 73 on the ""Billboard"" Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart. William Ruhlmann of AllMusic gave the album three out of five"
"released independently on December 12, 2008. She released her second album, ""The Evolution Continues"", on March 10, 2014 by One Voice Media. This was her breakthrough released on the ""Billboard"" charts, and it placed at No. 6 on the Gospel Albums chart along with at No. 40 on the Independent Albums chart. She is nominated at the 30th Stellar Awards in the following categories: Traditional Group/Duo of the Year, Traditional Female Vocalist of the Year, and Quartet of the Year. Lisa Knowles Alescia Nicole Knowles (born September 29, 1983), who goes by the stage name Lisa Knowles, is an American"
"Brooke Hogan Brooke Ellen Bollea (born May 5, 1988), better known by her stage name Brooke Hogan, is an American reality television star, actress, singer-songwriter, media personality, and on-screen personality for Impact Wrestling. She is the daughter of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan. Brooke took an early interest in music, and began working on her first studio album in 2002. In an attempt to promote her music career, Hogan and her father appeared in a one-hour special on VH1. The special proved to be a ratings success, leading to Hogan and her family starring in the reality television series ""Hogan Knows"
"Song"". The sisters are known for their ""family-friendly"" image. Their father, Michael McClain, is a music producer, writer, musician, vocalist and sound engineer and produced the debut album of Solange Knowles. The McClains’ mother, Shontell McClain, is also a vocalist, musician and songwriter. The sisters were born in Atlanta, Georgia, and reside in Los Angeles, California with their family. McClain (band) McClain (formerly 3McClainGirls and McClain Sisters) is an American pop and R&B girl group. Formed in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, in 2004, the group consists of sisters China Anne McClain, Sierra McClain, and Lauryn McClain. They signed with Hollywood"
"Lois Reeves Sandra Delores Reeves (born April 12, 1948), better known as Lois Reeves, is an American singer, most notable for being the younger sister of Motown legend Martha Reeves, for having replaced popular Martha and the Vandellas member Betty Kelly as member of her sister's group in 1967, and for later singing background for records by Al Green in the 1970s as a member of the backing group Quiet Elegance. Lois' nickname was ""Pee Wee"" as she is only 5'1"" tall. The daughter of Elijah Joshua Reeves and Ruby Lee Gilmore, Lois was part of a family of 11"
"World as part of Artists for Haiti. In February 2012, Nettles was one of a group of celebrities who walked down a catwalk in red dresses for the 'Heart Truth Red Dress Collection' show, part of New York Fashion Week. She wore a David Meister dress. Jennifer Nettles Jennifer Odessa Nettles (born September 12, 1974) is an American country music singer, songwriter and actress. She is best known as the lead vocalist of the duo Sugarland alongside Kristian Bush. Before Sugarland's inception, she also fronted Atlanta-based bands called Soul Miner's Daughter and Jennifer Nettles Band. She also charted as a"
"Beth Fowler Beth Fowler (born November 1, 1940) is an American actress and singer, best known for her performances on Broadway and for her role as Sister Ingalls, on ""Orange Is The New Black"". She is a two-time Tony Award nominee. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Fowler was a teacher with a fondness for Broadway theatre when she decided to audition for ""Gantry"" in 1970. She was signed for the chorus and as understudy for the lead, but the show unfortunately closed on opening night. She had better luck with her next outing, Stephen Sondheim's ""A Little Night Music""."
"so it will help us all out"". The idea of individual releases emanated from the group's manager and Knowles' father, Mathew. After the release of ""Survivor"", the group announced in late 2001 a temporary break-up to focus on solo projects, including working on their own albums. Before undertaking their respective solo projects, the group released a Christmas album, ""8 Days of Christmas"". Williams worked in the studio with several musical collaborators, including Scott “Shavoni” Parker, Damon Elliott, Warren Campbell and gospel producer HR Crump. Williams also co-wrote five of the songs whilst her brother Erron Williams, produced numerous tracks. She"
"Alexsandra Wright Alexsandra Wright is a Canadian actress known for her television and movie work and for her high-profile relationship with Mathew Knowles, who is Beyoncé's and Solange Knowles' father. Wright was born on February 17, 1971, in Montreal, Quebec. Wright started acting in 1989 with the television movie ""Third Degree Burn"". Her role in the film was uncredited. A decade later, Wright appeared in the television show ""JAG"" as Petty Officer Colzie in the Psychic Warrior episode. She switched to film acting for ""Love Beat The Hell Outta Me"", a 2000 drama. In 2001, Wright appeared in ""Baby Boy"","
"talk radio shift. In September, the station named her to a permanent, part-time, shift on Saturdays from 4 to 6 p.m. EST. She is no longer employed by the station. Taborah Johnson Taborah Johnson, also known as Tabby Johnson, is a Canadian singer and actress. She is the sister of actor Clark Johnson and rock and jazz singer Molly Johnson. She began her career in the Toronto production of ""Hair"" as a teenager. She was subsequently a backing vocalist for Rick James from 1979 to 1982, including on James' most famous single, ""Super Freak"". She subsequently returned to Toronto, where"